Relationship between the changes over time of bone mass and muscle health in children and adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 2 Eligibility criteria

	Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Design/type of study	Longitudinal follow-up (with at least two evaluations) including retrospective cohort	Animal studies Genetic studies Study protocol
Participants	Both men and women No age restriction No restriction regarding ethnicity	Population suffering from a specific pathology Population benefiting of a treatment influencing muscle/bone status Population presenting a particular clinical condition Population benefiting from a preventive or therapeutic intervention
Disease	Bone Mineral Density or Bone Mineral Content, regardless of the technique employed to assess it.
Outcome	A measure of muscle mass, muscle strength and/or physical performance, regardless of the method used to assess it or the site of the measurement of muscle mass and strength.